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South Carolina Gamecocks

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

University

University of South Carolina

All-time record

1020–535 (.656)

Athletic director

Ray Tanner

Head coach

Dawn Staley (16th season)

Conference

SEC

Location

Columbia, South Carolina

Arena

Colonial Life Arena
(Capacity: 18,000)

Nickname

Gamecocks

Student section

The Cockpit

Colors

Garnet and Black

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Champions

2017, 2022, 2024

NCAA Tournament Final Four

2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

2002, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1982, 1990, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

NCAA Tournament Second round

1982, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

NCAA Tournament Appearances

1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

AIAW Tournament Final Four

1980

AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

1980

AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1980

AIAW Tournament Appearances

1973, 1980

Conference Tournament Champions

Metro Conference: 1986, 1988, 1989
SEC: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

Conference Regular Season Champions

Metro Conference: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
SEC: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017, 2022, and 2024. The program also enjoyed success under head coach Nancy Wilson during the 1980s in the Metro Conference, when it won five regular season conference championships and three conference tournament championships.

History

The Gamecocks first competed at an intercollegiate level in women's basketball in 1923, when they were called the Pullets (a young domestic hen, a play off "Gamecocks," which is a rooster).

The modern era of South Carolina women's basketball began when the Carolina Chicks took to the court in January 1974 under the guidance of Pam Backhaus. The inaugural team compiled a record of 15–7 and were the South Carolina AIAW champions. In 1977, with Pam Parsons as the head coach the women's basketball team, they changed their nickname to the Lady Gamecocks and made postseason trips every year during her four-year tenure.

During its eight seasons in the Metro Conference (now Conference USA after the 1995 reunification), the Lady Gamecocks won the regular season championship five times and the conference tournament three times.

When South Carolina joined the SEC, success was hard to come by during their first decade in one of the strongest conferences in women's basketball. They initially struggled to compete under head coaches Nancy Wilson and Susan Walvius. Walvius' teams in 2001–02 and 2002–03 broke through to finish 25–7 and 23–8, respectively, earning trips to the NCAA tournament and reaching the Elite Eight in 2002.

Walvius resigned after the 2007–08 season. On May 7, 2008, Dawn Staley was named the new head coach of the team now known as simply the "Gamecocks".

Under coach Staley, the Gamecocks improved or equaled their win total every season during her first seven years leading the program, culminating in a 34–3 record in 2014–15. That year they won the SEC regular season championship, the SEC Tournament championship and the NCAA East Region Championship. The season ended in the NCAA Final Four with a last second one-point loss to Notre Dame in the national semifinals.

The following year, the Gamecocks went undefeated in conference play, only to be stymied in the Sweet 16 by Syracuse. In 2016–17, the Gamecocks garnered their third straight sweep of the SEC regular season and tournament titles en route to their second Final Four. They defeated conference rival Mississippi State in the national championship game to win their first-ever national title.

In the 2018 SEC tournament, the Gamecocks defeated Mississippi State to win the SEC tournament, South Carolina is the only team to win the SEC tournament for four straight years. Their season came to an end when they were defeated by Connecticut in the Elite Eight.

In 2020, South Carolina finished 32–1 (16–0), led by the #1 ranked recruiting class and senior leadership of point guard Tyasha Harris. The Gamecocks defeated 14 ranked teams including their first-ever victory over UConn, and won both the SEC regular season and tournament titles. South Carolina won their final 26 games of the season and spent the final nine weeks as the AP #1 ranked team. Dawn Staley was named national coach of the year, and Aliyah Boston was named national freshman of the year, and SEC defensive player of the year. When the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season prematurely on March 12, South Carolina was ranked at the top of the AP and coaches' polls. Due to the unprecedented abrupt ending to the season following the SEC Championship win, Staley said they should be claim the mythical national championship, with the program making a claim through the size and location of the banner highlighting finishing #1 in the polls on December 31, 2020, at the 2020–21 conference season opener. As of the 2022–23 season, that banner size is identical to the two official championship banners, and located between the official championship banners. In 2021, the team reached the Final Four, losing to Stanford by a point.

On April 3, 2022, the Gamecocks won their 2nd national title with a 64–49 win over UConn, finishing the season 35–2 and being ranked #1 in both major polls for the entire season. Aliyah Boston won Player of the Year, and Dawn Staley was named Naismith Award winner as the best coach in the nation for 2022.

On February 18, 2024, South Carolina set a record for winning 43 straight SEC victories.

Current roster

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Paopao, Te-HinaTe-Hina Paopao	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	La Jolla Country Day Oregon	Oceanside, CA
F	2	Watkins, AshlynAshlyn Watkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Cardinal Newman	Columbia, SC
G	5	Johnson, TessaTessa Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	St. Michael-Albertville	Albertville, MN
C	10	Cardoso, KamillaKamilla Cardoso	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Sr	Hamilton Heights Syracuse	Montes Claros, BR
PG	12	Fulwiley, MiLaysiaMiLaysia Fulwiley	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Keenan	Columbia, SC
G	20	Feagin, SaniaSania Feagin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Forest Park	Ellenwood, GA
F	21	Kitts, ChloeChloe Kitts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	DME Academy	Oviedo, FL
G	23	Hall, BreeBree Hall	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Wayne	Dayton, OH
G	25	Johnson, RavenRaven Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
C	35	Walker, SakimaSakima Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Columbus Africentric Rutgers	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Dawn Staley (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Boyer (Ithaca College*)
Jolette Law (Iowa)
Winston Gandy (Maryland)
Khadijah Sessions (South Carolina)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18th, 2021

Head coaches

Name	Years	Seasons	Games	Won	Lost	Pct.
Pam Backhaus	1974–1975 1976–1977	2	56	26	30	.464
Frankie Porter	1975–1976	1	22	7	15	.318
Pam Parsons	1977–1981	5	144	101	43	.701
Terry Kelly	1982–1984	3	82	50	32	.610
Nancy Wilson	1985–1997	13	380	231	149	.608
Susan Walvius	1998–2008	11	325	165	160	.508
Dawn Staley	2008–present	16	546	440	106	.805
All-Time		51	1555	1020	535	.656

2024 Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at South Carolina
Dawn Staley	Head coach	16th
Lisa Boyer	Associate head coach	16th
Jolette Law	Assistant coach	7th
Winston Gandy	Assistant coach	1st
Khadijah Sessions	Assistant coach	1st
Mary Wooley	Assistant coach	1st
Reference:

Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Pam Backhaus (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75	Pam Backhaus	18–12 (.600)	–		AIAW Region II
Frankie Porter (Independent) (1975–1976)
1975–76	Frankie Porter	7–15
Frankie Porter:		7–15	.318
Pam Backhaus (Independent) (1976–1977)
1976–77	Pam Backhaus	8–18	–		SCAIAW
Pam Backhaus:		26–30 (.464)	–
Pam Parsons (Independent) (1977–1982)
1977–78	Pam Parsons	24–10	–		AIAW Region II
1978–79	Pam Parsons	27–10	–		AIAW Region II NWIT Champions		15
1979–80	Pam Parsons	30–6	–		AIAW Third Place		4
1980–81	Pam Parsons	13–17	–		AIAW Region II
1981	Pam Parsons	7–0	–
Pam Parsons:		101–43 (.701)	–
Terry Kelly (Independent, Metro) (1982–1985)
1982	Terry Kelly	16–8	–		NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1982–83	Terry Kelly	16–12	–
1983–84	Terry Kelly	18–12	7–3
Terry Kelly:		50–32 (.610)	7–3 (.700)
Nancy Wilson (Metro, SEC) (1984–1997)
1984–85	Nancy Wilson	18–10	8–3	T–1st
1985–86	Nancy Wilson	19–11	9–1	1st	NCAA first round
1986–87	Nancy Wilson	18–12	8–4	3rd
1987–88	Nancy Wilson	23–11	10–2	1st	NCAA second round	24
1988–89	Nancy Wilson	23–7	10–2	1st	NCAA first round	22	17
1989–90	Nancy Wilson	24–9	13–1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	16	19
1990–91	Nancy Wilson	22–9	12–2	1st	NCAA first round
1991–92	Nancy Wilson	13–15	2–9	12th (SEC)
1992–93	Nancy Wilson	17–10	5–6	T-6th
1993–94	Nancy Wilson	14–13	2–9	T-10th
1994–95	Nancy Wilson	12–15	1–10	T-10th
1995–96	Nancy Wilson	16–12	2–9	T-11th
1996–97	Nancy Wilson	12–15	1–11	T-11th
Nancy Wilson:		231–149 (.608)	83–69 (.546)
Susan Walvius (SEC) (1997–2008)
1997–98	Susan Walvius	13–15	3–11	T-11th
1998–99	Susan Walvius	11–16	0–14	12th
1999–00	Susan Walvius	13–15	3–11	11th
2000–01	Susan Walvius	11–17	6–8	T-6th
2001–02	Susan Walvius	25–7	10–4	T-2nd	NCAA Elite Eight	6	13
2002–03	Susan Walvius	23–8	9–5	T-5th	NCAA second round	18	16
2003–04	Susan Walvius	10–18	1–13	12th
2004–05	Susan Walvius	8–21	2–12	12th
2005–06	Susan Walvius	17–12	7–7	7th	WNIT Second round
2006–07	Susan Walvius	18–15	6–8	T-7th	WNIT third round
2007–08	Susan Walvius	16–16	4–10	T-9th	WNIT second round
Susan Walvius:		165–160 (.508)	51–103 (.331)
Dawn Staley (SEC) (2008–present)
2008–09	Dawn Staley	10–18	2–12	11th
2009–10	Dawn Staley	14–15	7–9	T-7th
2010–11	Dawn Staley	18–15	8–8	T-5th	WNIT second round
2011–12	Dawn Staley	25–10	10–6	T-4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	21	25
2012–13	Dawn Staley	25–8	11–5	T-4th	NCAA second round	14	17
2013–14	Dawn Staley	29–5	14–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	8	8
2014–15	Dawn Staley	34–3	15–1	1st	NCAA Final Four	3	4
2015–16	Dawn Staley	33–2	16–0	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	3	5
2016–17	Dawn Staley	33–4	14–2	1st	NCAA Champions	1	3
2017–18	Dawn Staley	29–7	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Elite Eight	6	7
2018–19	Dawn Staley	23–10	13–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	13	15
2019–20	Dawn Staley	32–1	16–0	1st	Canceled due to Covid-19	1	1
2020–21	Dawn Staley	26–5	14–2	2nd	NCAA Final Four	4	6
2021–22	Dawn Staley	35–2	15–1	1st	NCAA Champions	1	1
2022–23	Dawn Staley	36–1	16–0	1st	NCAA Final Four	3	1
2023–24	Dawn Staley	38–0	16–0	1st	NCAA Champions	1	1
Dawn Staley:		440–106 (.806)	199–55 (.783)
Total:		1020–535 (.656)
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#3	First round Sweet Sixteen	#6 East Carolina #2 Kentucky	W 79–54 L 69–73
1986	#7	First round	#10 Middle Tenn	L 77–78
1988	#8	First round Second round	#9 Alabama #1 Texas	W 77–63 L 58–77
1989	#6	First round	#11 Tennessee Tech	L 73–77
1990	#5	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Bowling Green #4 Northwestern #1 Washington	W 93–50 W 76–67 L 61–73
1991	#7	First round	#10 Vanderbilt	L 64–73
2002	#3	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 Liberty #6 Cincinnati #7 Drake #1 Duke	W 69–61 W 75–56 W 79–65 L 68–77
2003	#5	First round Second round	#12 UT Chattanooga #4 Penn State	W 68–54 L 67–77
2012	#5	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Eastern Michigan #4 Purdue #1 Stanford	W 80–48 W 72–61 L 60–76
2013	#4	First round Second round	#13 South Dakota State #12 Kansas	W 74–53 L 69–75
2014	#1	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#16 Cal St Northridge #9 Oregon State #4 North Carolina	W 73–58 W 78–69 L 58–65
2015	#1	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 Savannah State #8 Syracuse #4 North Carolina #2 Florida State #1 Notre Dame	W 81–48 W 97–68 W 67–65 W 80–74 L 65–66
2016	#1	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#16 Jacksonville #9 Kansas State #4 Syracuse	W 77–41 W 73–47 L 72–80
2017	#1	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#16 UNC Asheville #8 Arizona State #12 Quinnipiac #3 Florida State #2 Stanford #2 Mississippi State	W 90–40 W 71–68 W 100–58 W 71–64 W 62–53 W 67–55
2018	#2	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 North Carolina A&T #10 Virginia #11 Buffalo #1 Connecticut	W 63–52 W 66–56 W 79–63 L 65–94
2019	#4	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Belmont #5 Florida State #1 Baylor	W 74–52 W 72–64 L 68–93
2021	#1	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 Mercer #8 Oregon State #5 Georgia Tech #6 Texas #1 Stanford	W 79–53 W 59–42 W 76–65 W 62–34 L 65–66
2022	#1	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#16 Howard #8 Miami #5 North Carolina #10 Creighton #1 Louisville #2 Connecticut	W 79–21 W 49–33 W 69–61 W 80–50 W 72–59 W 64–49
2023	#1	First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 Norfolk State #8 South Florida #4 UCLA #2 Maryland #2 Iowa	W 72–40 W 76–45 W 59–43 W 86–75 L 73–77
2024	#1	First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#16 Presbyterian #8 North Carolina #4 Indiana #3 Oregon State #3 NC State #1 Iowa	W 91–39 W 88–41 W 79–75 W 70–58 W 78–59 W 87–75

Conference Tournament History

South Carolina has played in the Southeastern Conference since the 1997–98 season. The Gamecocks have won 8 tournament titles, all under Head Coach, Dawn Staley.

Year	Seed	First Round	Second Round	Semifinal
Southeastern Conference
2005	#12	#6 Ole Miss 50–53
2006	#7	#10 Auburn 48–64
2007	#8	#9 Auburn 65–63	#1 Tennessee 63–81
2008	#10	#7 Florida 57–71
2009	#11	#6 Mississippi State 39–49
2010	#8	#9 Ole Miss 63–64
2011	#5	#12 Ole Miss 63–50	#4 Georgia 34–66
2012	#6	#11 Alabama 57–38	#3 Georgia 59–55	#2 Tennessee 58–74

Year	Seed	Second Round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Southeastern Conference
2013	#5	#13 Alabama 77–35	#4 Texas A&M 52–61
2014	#1		#9 Georgia 67–48	#4 Kentucky 58–68
2015	#1		#9 Arkansas 58–36	#4 LSU 74–54	#2 Tennessee 62–46
2016	#1		#9 Auburn 57–48	#5 Kentucky 93–63	#3 Mississippi State 66–52
2017	#1		#8 Georgia 72–48	#4 Kentucky 89–77	#2 Mississippi State 59–49
2018	#2		#7 Tennessee 73–62	#3 Georgia 71–49	#1 Mississippi State 62–51
2019	#2		#10 Arkansas 89–95
2020	#1		#9 Georgia 89–56	#5 Arkansas 90–64	#2 Mississippi State 76–62
2021	#2		#7 Alabama 75–63	#3 Tennessee 67–52	#4 Georgia 67–62
2022	#1		#8 Arkansas 76–54	#4 Ole Miss 61–51	#7 Kentucky 62–64
2023	#1		#8 Arkansas 93–66	#4 Ole Miss 80–51	#3 Tennessee 74–58
2024	#1		#9 Texas A&M 79–68	#5 Tennessee 74–73	#2 LSU 79–72

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

The following lists where the Gamecocks have been seeded in the NCAA tournament.

Years →	'82	'86	'88	'89	'90	'91	'02	'03	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19	'21	'22	'23	'24
Seeds →	3	7	8	6	5	7	3	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1

National Championships

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Record
2017	Dawn Staley	Mississippi State Bulldogs	67–55	33–4
2022	Dawn Staley	UConn Huskies	64–49	35–2
2024	Dawn Staley	Iowa Hawkeyes	87–75	38–0
National Championships			3

Conference Championships

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Coach	Conference
1986	18–11	9–1	Nancy Wilson	Metro
1988	23–11	10–2	Nancy Wilson	Metro
1989	23–7	10–2	Nancy Wilson	Metro
1990	24–9	13–1	Nancy Wilson	Metro
1991	22–9	12–2	Nancy Wilson	Metro
2014	29–5	14–2	Dawn Staley	SEC
2015	34–3	15–1	Dawn Staley	SEC
2016	33–2	16–0	Dawn Staley	SEC
2017	33–4	14–2	Dawn Staley	SEC
2020	32–1	16–0	Dawn Staley	SEC
2022	35–2	15–1	Dawn Staley	SEC
2023	36–1	16–0	Dawn Staley	SEC
2024	38–0	16–0	Dawn Staley	SEC

AIAW Division I

The Gamecocks made two appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 6–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First round Consolation First round Consolation Second round Consolation third round	East Stroudsburg State Lehman UC Riverside Kansas State	L, 59–66 W, 58–53 W, 49–36 L, 57–69
1980	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	USC Northwestern Stephen F. Austin Tennessee Louisiana Tech	W, 81–60 W, 64–61 W, 63–56 L, 72–75 W, 77–69

Attendance

Over the years, the Gamecocks have played in three different venues. At first games were played at the Blatt P.E. Center. Later games moved to the Carolina Coliseum, which saw the first sell out for a women's basketball game on January 17, 2002. That day, 12,168 fans turned out to see the South Carolina Gamecocks take on the Tennessee Lady Vols.

On November 22, 2002, the Gamecocks opened the newly constructed Colonial Life Arena (then known as Carolina Center; the arena's deal with Unum was signed a year later) would be with $1 admission night, leading to a crowd 17,712 saw the Gamecocks defeat the archrival Clemson Lady Tigers. The first sell out with 18,000 in attendance occurred on February 8, 2016, against the University of Connecticut Huskies in a match up of the two top ranked teams in the country.

Crowds of over 16,000 at Colonial Life Arena for Women's Basketball games:

Date	Attendance	Opponent	Result
02-18-2024	18,478	Georgia	W 70–56
02-11-2024	18,167	UConn	W 83–65
03-03-2024	18,000	Tennessee	W 76–68
02-04-2024	18,000	Ole Miss	W 85–56
01-28-2024	18,000	Vanderbilt	W 91–74
02-26-2023	18,000	Georgia	W 73–63
02-12-2023	18,000	LSU	W 88–64
02-20-2022	18,000	Tennessee	W 67–53
03-01-2020	18,000	Texas A&M	W 60–52
02-10-2020	18,000	UConn	W 70–52
03-03-2019	18,000	Mississippi State	L 68–64
02-01-2018	18,000	UConn	L 58–83
02-26-2017	18,000	Kentucky	W 95–87
02-08-2016	18,000	UConn	L 66–54
11-22-2002	17,712	Clemson	W 72–58
01-11-2015	17,156	Kentucky	W 68–60
11-16-2023	16,820	Clemson	W 109–40
11-13-2015	16,815	Ohio State	W 88–80
01-02-2015	16,465	Auburn	W 77–58
12-06-2015	16,429	Duke	W 66–55
02-28-2016	16,240	LSU	W 75–39
02-18-2016	16,186	Georgia	W 61–51
12-06-2023	16,181	Morgan State	W 104–38
11-12-2023	16,007	Maryland	W 114–76

South Carolina has led the nation in attendance every season since 2014–15, with the exception of 2020 which was limited due to COVID. The Gamecocks have averaged over 10,000 fans in 92 consecutive regular season home games.

Year	Games	Overall W–L	Overall Win Pct	NCAA W–L	NCAA Win Pct	Total Attendance (SEC/Nat Rank)	Avg Attendance (SEC/Nat Rank)
2014–15	16	16–0	1.000	2–0	1.000	196,684 (1st/1st)	12,293 (1st/1st)
2015–16	17	16–1	0.941	2–0	1.000	244,196 (1st/1st)	14,364 (1st/1st)
2016–17	16	15–1	0.938	2–0	1.000	196,431 (1st/1st)	12,277 (1st/1st)
2017–18	17	15–2	0.882	2–0	1.000	225,064 (1st/1st)	13,239 (1st/1st)
2018–19	17*	13–4	0.765	2–0	1.000	176,904 (1st/2nd)	10,406 (1st/1st)
2019–20	15	15–0	1.000	0–0		183,272 (1st/1st)	12,218 (1st/1st)
2020–21	11	10–1	0.909	0–0		Covid Attendance	Covid Average
2021–22	16	16–0	1.000	2–0	1.000	196,286 (1st/1st)	12,268 (1st/1st)
2022–23	17	17–0	1.000	2–0	1.000	220,010 (1st/1st)	12,941 (1st/1st)
2023–24	17	17–0	1.000	2–0	1.000	273,133 (1st/1st)	16,067 (1st/1st)
Totals	159	150–9	0.943	16–0	1.000	1,911,980	12,897

* The 2019 NCAA Tournament games were played in Halton Arena, Charlotte, NC

The 2021 NCAA Tournament games were played in the bubble at the Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Notable players

Gamecocks drafted to the WNBA

Player	Draft	Seasons	Notes	WNBA Champion	WNBA MVP	Finals MVP	Rookie of the Year	All-Star Game	All-Star
Shannon Johnson	1999 – Orlando	11	(1999–2009) Orlando, Connecticut, San Antonio, Detroit, Houston, Seattle					1999, 2000, 2002, 2003	1999, 2000, 2002
Shaunzinski Gortman	2002 – 9th by Charlotte	5	(2002–2006) Last with the Seattle Storm
Jocelyn Penn	2003 – 9th by Charlotte	2	(2003–2004) Last with the San Antonio
Tiffany Mitchell	2016 – 9th by Indiana	8	(2016–Present) Indiana Fever, Minnesota
Alaina Coates	2017 – 2nd by Chicago	5	(2017–Present) Chicago, Minnesota, Indiana, Atlanta, Washington, Phoenix, Las Vegas	2023
Allisha Gray	2017 – 4th by Dallas	5	(2017–present) Dallas Wings, Atlanta				2017	2023
Kaela Davis	2017 – 10th by Dallas	5	(2017–Present) Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix
A'ja Wilson	2018 – 1st by Las Vegas	6	(2018–Present) Las Vegas	2022, 2023	2020, 2022	2023	2018	2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023	2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan	2020 – 6th by Minnesota	2	(2020–Present) Minnesota, Seattle
Tyasha Harris	2020 – 7th by Dallas	4	(2020–Present) Dallas, Connecticut
Destanni Henderson	2022 – 20th by Indiana	2	(2022–Present) Indiana, Los Angeles, Phoenix
Aliyah Boston	2023 – 1st by Indiana	1	(2023–Present) Indiana				2023	2023
Laeticia Amihere	2023 – 8th by Atlanta	1	(2023–Present) Atlanta
Zia Cooke	2023 – 10th by Los Angeles	1	(2023–Present) Los Angeles
Brea Beal	2023 – 24th by Minnesota	1	(2023–Present) Minnesota, Las Vegas
Victaria Saxton	2023 – 25th by Indiana	1	(2023–Present) Indiana

Also drafted:

Teresa Geter – 2002 – 36th by Washington
Petra Ujhelyi – 2003 – 16th by Phoenix
Aleighsa Welch – 2015 – 22nd by Chicago

Retired jerseys

South Carolina has retired four jersey numbers.

No.	Player	Career
13	Martha Parker	1985–1989
14	Shannon Johnson	1992–1996
25	Tiffany Mitchell	2012–2016
53	Sheila Foster	1978–1982

Player and coach awards

National player awards

All-Americans

Katrina Anderson − 1979

Sheila Foster − 1981, 1982

Brantley Southers − 1984, 1985

Mindy Ballou − 1984, 1985, 1986

Martha Parker − 1987, 1988, 1989

Marsha Williams − 1992, 1993

Shannon Johnson − 1996

Jocelyn Penn − 1996

Tiffany Mitchell – 2015

A'ja Wilson – 2016, 2017, 2018

Tyasha Harris – 2020

Aliyah Boston – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Destanni Henderson − 2022

Zia Cooke − 2023

Kamilla Cardoso − 2024

Te-Hina Paopao − 2024

Wade Trophy

A'ja Wilson – 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022

Honda-Broderick Cup

Aliyah Boston – 2022

Honda Sports Award

A'ja Wilson – 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022

Naismith College Player of the Year

A'ja Wilson – 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022

Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

Aliyah Boston – 2022, 2023

John R. Wooden Award

A'ja Wilson – 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022

USBWA Women's National Player of the Year

A'ja Wilson – 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022

AP College Player of the Year

A'ja Wilson – 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022

Academic All-American of the Year

Aliyah Boston – 2021, 2022

Lisa Leslie Award

A'ja Wilson − 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Ann Meyers Drysdale Award

Zia Cooke − 2023

Dawn Staley Award

Tiffany Mitchell – 2015

Tyasha Harris – 2020

USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Aliyah Boston – 2020

WBCA Freshman of the Year

Aliyah Boston – 2020

WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

Kamilla Cardoso – 2024

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

A'ja Wilson

Aliyah Boston

Kamilla Cardoso

National coach awards

Naismith College Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

WBCA National Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

AP Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2024

USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference awards

SEC Coach of the Year

Susan Walvius – 2002

Dawn Staley – 2014, 2015*, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

SEC Player of the Year

Tiffany Mitchell – 2014, 2015

A'ja Wilson – 2016, 2017, 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2022, 2023

SEC Tournament MVP

Aleighsa Welch – 2015

Tiffany Mitchell – 2016

A'ja Wilson – 2017, 2018

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan – 2020

Aliyah Boston – 2021, 2023

Milaysia Fulwiley – 2024

SEC Defensive Player of the Year

Ieasia Walker – 2013

A'ja Wilson – 2016, 2018

Aliyah Boston – 2020, 2021*, 2022, 2023

Kamilla Cardoso – 2024

SEC Freshman of the Year

Alaina Coates – 2014

A'ja Wilson – 2015

Aliyah Boston – 2020

SEC 6th Player of the Year

Alaina Coates – 2014*

Kamilla Cardoso – 2023

SEC WBB Scholar Athlete of the Year

Aleighsa Welch – 2015

Metro Coach of the Year

Nancy Wilson – 1985, 1991

Metro Player of the Year

Brantley Southers – 1986

Martha Parker – 1988, 1989

Beth Hunt – 1990

Metro Newcomer of the Year

Martha Parker – 1986

Schonna Banner – 1987

Metro Tournament MVP

Brantley Southers – 1986

Martha Parker – 1988

Beth Hunt – 1989

* Denotes Co-Player / Co-Coach

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Contents

History

Current roster

Head coaches

2024 Coaching Staff

Year-by-year results

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Conference Tournament History

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

National Championships

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AIAW Division I

Attendance

Notable players

Gamecocks drafted to the WNBA

Retired jerseys

Player and coach awards

National player awards

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Conference awards